Thu, Oct 06, 2005
Will Then Modify and Donate Flown Canadian Arrow Rocket for V-2
Display at White Sands Missile Range Museum
Launch Complex 33 at the White Sands
Missile Range was the site of the first launch of a V-2 rocket in
the US. No longer a weapon of war it was used as an instrument of
science to help the US gain experience in handling and firing large
rockets. Today, Launch Complex 33 is a tourist attraction as the
WSMR museum continues to preserve this important piece of space
history for later generations.
"During our visit last November to the WSMR we noticed they had
a smaller rocket on the original V-2 launch pad at Complex 33. We
were also informed by museum staff they would like an actual V-2
rocket on the stand as part of their upgrade of the display. Today
however V-2 rockets are scarce and none are available to them,"
said PlanetSpace president and CEO Geoff Sheerin.
The WSMR museum was a great help to
the Canadian Arrow engineering group in the early days of their
project and Canadian Arrow has a debt of gratitude to the friendly
and helpful people they met on the range.
The first launch of the Canadian Arrow rocket is scheduled for
2007. After subsequent flights of the rocket, decommission flight
components will come available by 2008. Since a Canadian Arrow
rocket is based on the V-2 design the tail and nose cone structures
are identical to the original V-2 and will be assembled to produce
a replica of the V-2 rocket.
PlanetSpace and Canadian Arrow officials will arrive at Launch
Complex 33 on Oct. 6th 10:30 am with the full scale 54ft long
engineering mockup of the Canadian Arrow rocket. They will publicly
announce their commitment to donation a full scale V-2 replica in
2008 for use at Complex 33 launch pad. "We cannot think of a better
use for our flown rocket components than to help the museum build a
monument to the first launches of the V-2 rocket in the pursuit of
science," said Sheerin.
"White Sands missile range is the cradle of the US space and
missile program and it gives us great satisfaction to see the help
provided to Canadian Arrow by the WSMR, come full circle and
provide a brand new display for their museum," said PlanetSpace
Chairman Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria.
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